INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Steve Anderson
The other day I decided to visit the site of “Occupy Vancouver.” I found a network of service tents scattered among open spaces, filled with people engaging in what seemed like unending conversations about politics, democracy and the future. An ethos of sharing and collaborating pervaded the space and people...

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina
In the September issue of Common Ground, I reviewed research related to acid-base balance and diet. To summarize, meats, dairy products and grains are acid forming, which means that after these foods are digested and metabolized, they influence body fluids to be acidic. This is due to the particular mix of amino acids and...

ON THE GARDEN PATH by Carolyn Herriot
Around the world, tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets asking for a better reason to get out of bed in the morning. People are finding their voice because so many things need to change. It’s hard to know where to start, but for me it starts with hunger. When I know that money-hungry traders, having a...

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young
Are we the masters of our own fate or is there a destiny unfolding for us? We often hear ourselves and others pondering what we are supposed to be doing in this lifetime. What is our path, what is our purpose? Some just seem to know while others can spend a lifetime trying to figure it out. Then there are those who...

FILMS WORTH WATCHING by Robert Alstead
Often, when watching a feature film, the shaping hand of the director is barely noticeable. There’s a certain sameness, particularly with Hollywood stuff, in the tone and treatment of the subject, which itself is often a rehashed or plagiarized storyline. The movie could have been made by any number of directors....

Organic Food Bar
Organic Food Bar started the RAW organic movement back in 1997 and launched the very first RAW organic bar in a wrapper. Today, they still lead the industry by making their bars fresh daily in their own GMP-certified facility, which is also organic and kosher-certified and solar powered. They also use FSC-certified paper for their...

Japanese artist Isao Hashimoto has created a beautiful, undeniably scary time-lapse map of the 2053 nuclear explosions which have taken place between 1945 and 1998, beginning with the Manhattan Project's "Trinity" test near Los Alamos and concluding with Pakistan's nuclear tests in May of 1998. This leaves out North Korea's two alleged...

These two videos are courtesy of Pasifik.ca – Community Media & Perpetual Polls – The Essence of Direct Democracy.
Dennis Edney, who was Omar Khadr's Lawyer for eight years, talks about the "War on Terror", his visits to Guantanamo to see Omar where witnessed the continued building of that illegal prison, and his frustration with...

This comprehensive European trade agreement threatens democratic control right across the board from Natural Health Products, price of pharmaceutical drugs, public infrastructure and our water supply. CETA is a back room deal behind closed doors, without full disclosure or public input. That is why we are bringing this video to your...

Canadian access to vital nutrients theatened by trade deals
by Dee Nicholson, co-executive director, Natural Health Federation Canada (NHF)
Canadians who prefer healthcare the natural way need to take a stand, and fast, before their freedom to choose their own medicine (and a whole lot more) evaporates under their very noses.
The natural health...

by Lorenda Stefan, product educator and national sales manager, Enerex Botanicals Ltd.
Most people are not even aware that some of the most effective, safe and natural ingredients found in their nutritional supplements are under attack. In fact, the entire industry is under attack along with our Rights as Canadian Citizens. Even ingredients like...